News results for "Afghanistan"

'Your actions endanger my life': US teacher in Afghanistan pleads with pastor ... - Daily Mail
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:16:22 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

'Your actions endanger my life': US teacher in Afghanistan pleads with pastor ... Daily Mail By Mail Foreign Service An American teacher working in Afghanistan has warned the US pastor planning to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 that his ... Reaction to proposed Koran burning doesn't faze Florida churchLos Angeles Times Afghan aid group warns against Koran-burningAFP Florida Pastor Terry Jones' 'Burn a Koran Day' Sparks Protests in AfghanistanABC News Washington Post -BBC News -FOXNews (blog) all 3,722 news articles »

Karzai must crack down on graft, NATO chief says - Washington Post
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:16:36 GMT+00:00

The Hindu

Karzai must crack down on graft, NATO chief says Washington Post (Erik De Castro) By Craig Whitlock Reports about endemic corruption in Afghanistan are undermining public support for the war among NATO allies, ... New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy? Move troops, don't withdraw them.Christian Science Monitor Afghanistan May Get 2000 Trainers for Forces, NATO Chief Rasmussen SaysBloomberg War reportDallas Morning News The Hindu -NewsOK.com (blog) -TIME (blog) all 347 news articles »

Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed - The Associated Press
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:59:08 GMT+00:00

Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan election officials said Wednesday that scores of additional polling stations will have to remain closed during the Sept. ... and more »

Kidnap victim pulls off tweet trick - The Guardian
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:30:29 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Kidnap victim pulls off tweet trick The Guardian A Japanese journalist who was held hostage in Afghanistan for five months managed to send out reassuring messages via Twitter. Kosuke Tsuneoka fooled his ... Japan reporter tricked captors into using TwitterThe Associated Press How Twitter Helped Free a Hostage in AfghanistanTIME Tweet of the Day: Journalist Tweets From Jail With Guard's PhoneReuters AFP -CPJ Press Freedom Online -TAXI Design Network all 740 news articles »

Afghanistan: This Way to the Egress - Huffington Post (blog)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:13:55 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Afghanistan: This Way to the Egress Huffington Post (blog) Afghanistan and Iraq are testaments to that assertion's accuracy. Supposedly, the Obama administration has submitted Afghanistan to two systematic reviews. ... Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in PakistanThe Associated Press Marshall tours flooded Pakistan, has 'no doubt' U.S. citizens will step ...Macon Telegraph Suspected US missiles hit 2 targets close to Afghan border, killing 10 alleged ...Newser Glendale News Press -The Nation, Pakistan all 500 news articles »

Petraeus Sees Gains Amid Afghan Violence - Wall Street Journal
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:25:43 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Petraeus Sees Gains Amid Afghan Violence Wall Street Journal David Petraeus, anticipating sustained violence in Afghanistan in the coming months, said in an interview that he wants to overhaul how the US measures ... NATO soldier killed in AfghanistanXinhua Afghan Governor Killed by TalibanNew York Times US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for yearsThe Associated Press Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -Monsters and Critics.com all 1,832 news articles »

UK Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns - Wall Street Journal
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:50:44 GMT+00:00

DAWN.com

UK Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns Wall Street Journal AP LONDON—Britain's outspoken special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has quit his post, the Foreign Office said Wednesday. Sherard Cowper-Coles, who was ... UK's Afghanistan envoy steps downIndependent UK's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan steps downChannel 6 News Online Britain's Afghan envoy resigns: Foreign OfficeAFP Island Crisis (blog) all 47 news articles »

Karzai's brother made nearly $1 million on Dubai deal funded by troubled Kabul ... - Washington Post
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:16:36 GMT+00:00

The Business Insider

Karzai's brother made nearly $1 million on Dubai deal funded by troubled Kabul ... Washington Post Kabul Bank is at the center of a financial and political crisis in Afghanistan following a rush by depositors to withdraw their money. ... 2nd Afghan bank with Dubai ties defends linksBusinessWeek Afghanistan fears a 'liberation bubble'Financial Times Let's Not Be Like Afghanistan…Benzinga The Associated Press -Dallas Morning News -Macau Daily Times all 191 news articles »

AfPak and the new great game - Asia Times Online
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:39:01 GMT+00:00

McClatchy Washington Bureau

AfPak and the new great game Asia Times Online The same Afghanistan war. It may not be the "war on terror" anymore - rebranded "overseas contingency operations" by the Barack Obama administration. ... Finding a way out of AfghanistanWashington Post What Next in Afghanistan?The Diplomat War decisionsTulsa World Firedoglake (blog) -America Magazine (subscription) -Dallas Morning News all 38 news articles »

Fort Hood soldier killed in action in Afghanistan - Houston Chronicle
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:40:50 GMT+00:00

KETK

Fort Hood soldier killed in action in Afghanistan Houston Chronicle 2010 AP FORT HOOD, Texas — A 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier from San Antonio is dead of wounds suffered in an insurgent attack on his unit in Afghanistan. ... Fort Hood Soldier From Texas Dies In Attack In AfghanistanKWTX Fort Hood soldier from San Antonio killed in AfghanistanKVUE Fort Hood Soldiers Awarded The Purple HeartWar On Terror News all 17 news articles »